by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Apr 29, 2021 | Breathing, Double Tongue, FluteTips, Practice, Support
Double tonguing can be the best thing to happen to your technique, or it can be the hindrance that keeps you from succeeding. It seems like an easy thing to do, but when done incorrectly, the fingers and tongue do not sync together. One of the ways to clean up your...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Aug 27, 2020 | Double Tongue, FluteTips, Practice, Teachers, Tonguing
Do you double-tongue? How is it working for you? Do you have a good tone? Some flutists think they don’t need to double-tongue because their single tongue is fast enough. I’ve definitely heard some fast single tongues but none that are as fast as a well-working clean...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Feb 13, 2020 | Double Tongue, FluteTips, Practice, Tonguing
We have all been taught to tongue notes. This skill is learned from the earliest days of flute playing. We all have our way of single tonguing some of you have been taught one way, and some have been taught another way. But have you ever explored the idea that...
by Dr. Angela McBrearty | Jan 30, 2020 | Double Tongue, FluteTips, Practice, Repertoire, Tonguing
Double tonguing is a double edged sword. It can sound fantastic or it can sound like a bunch of hens came out to peck for bugs. But there is hope for your double tonguing. There are ways to get your double tonguing in top form, and they don’t take forever to...
